00:00Polls have closed and after a six week general election campaign featuring twists and turns,
00:09highlights and plenty of lowlights, people across Scotland and the UK have finally had
00:14their say.
00:15A dramatic exit poll suggests Labour will have a massive majority of 170 with 410 MPs
00:23compared to 131 for the Tories and the SNP will have just 10 MPs in Scotland, an incredible
00:30drop from the 48 they won in 2019.
00:34But will that poll prove correct?
00:36I'm Alistair Grant, the Political Editor of the Scotsman and our team will be working
00:40throughout the night and into the morning to bring you the very latest from across Scotland.
00:44I'll be in Edinburgh where high profile figures such as the SNP's Joanna Cherry and Labour's
00:49Ian Murray will be hoping for a good night.
00:52David Ball, the Deputy Political Editor of the Scotsman, will be in Glasgow as Labour
00:56hopes to paint the town red and win all six constituencies in the city in what could be
01:01a historic moment for the party.
01:04Rachel Emery, the Scotsman's Political Correspondent, will be at the count in Perth in what should
01:08prove a fascinating night there too.
01:11And Scotsman journalist Alison Campsie will be at the count in Aberdeen where Scottish
01:15Tory leader Douglas Ross, among others, is hoping to have won the support of voters.
01:20Meanwhile, Alexander Brown, the Scotsman's Westminster Correspondent, will be running
01:24a live blog on the Scotsman's website throughout the night and into the morning, hoovering
01:28up all the latest chat, gossip and analysis.
01:31It's going to be a long, dramatic night in UK politics but Scotland has its own distinct
01:37dynamic.
01:38The SNP and Labour have been battling it out throughout this six-week election campaign
01:43and we'll just have to wait and see as the votes are counted tonight and into the morning
01:46whether that exit poll proves correct.
01:49For all the latest, stay tuned to Scotsman.com.
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